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Giuffre Family Pleads for King Charles Meeting with Epstein Survivors

Published 25 April 2026

The family of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network, has intensified its pleas for King Charles III to meet with them and other victims during the monarch's upcoming state visit to the United States, emphasizing a need for public solidarity.

Sky Roberts, Giuffre's brother, and his wife, Amanda Roberts, her sister-in-law, first made the request earlier this month. They seek a brief encounter to humanize the survivors' experiences amid ongoing scrutiny of Epstein's activities. The king and Queen Camilla are scheduled to arrive in Washington on Monday for a four-day itinerary that includes a meeting with President Donald Trump, attendance at a White House banquet as guests of honor, and an address by Charles to a joint session of the U.S. Congress.

"We need the King of England to stand up and show his unity with survivors," Sky Roberts said in an interview with BBC Newsnight on Friday. "We will be 10 minutes from him. We will be lobbying that same day in the same buildings that he will be entering in and out of. And all we ask is for a 10-minute meeting with the King to show him that we're real people, with real feelings."

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